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TIL Denny's began in 1953 as "Danny's Donuts," then was renamed"Danny's Coffee Shops." After learning there was a local chain called "Coffee Dan's," the founders, neither named Danny or Denny, changed the name to "Denny's Coffee Shops," and later just "Denny's."

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